Description
PRIMA PIETRA
VARIETY: Cabernet, Merlot and Corvina
VINEYARDS: Corvina vineyards located in the upper Val d’Alpone. Cabernet vineyards located in warm plains and clay soils and Merlot on basalt soil.
HARVEST: October
VINIFICATION: The grapes are destemmed and crushed. the juice is immediately cooled and transferred into stainless steel containers, to ferment. 25% of the must is removed to increase the yield to juice ratio, promoting intense colour and flavours. The must remains in contact with the skins for 4-5 days and the fermentation temperature is set below 25 degrees.
AGEING: In stainless steel tanks.
ITALIA
Imported by La Bella Italia, 10 Nevis Street, Petone, New Zealand